noun General Slang

coney

· noun · midwest

A Detroit-style chili dog — and the diner that serves it 24/7.

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Definitions

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A natural-casing beef hot dog in a steamed bun, topped with an all-beef, no-bean chili sauce, yellow mustard and a heap of diced raw onion. Detroit eats them at 3am after the bars, usually at a 'coney island' — the local term for the diners that specialise in them (American and Lafayette being the legendary rivals downtown).

“Two coneys, fries, and a Vernors — same as always.”
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Short for 'coney island', the diner itself. In metro Detroit, 'let's hit a coney' means the restaurant, not the sandwich.

“There's a coney on every other corner out by Dearborn.”
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coney In A Sentence

Two coneys, fries, and a Vernors — same as always.
There's a coney on every other corner out by Dearborn.

Origin & Usage

Brought to Detroit in the 1910s by Greek and Macedonian immigrants who'd passed through Coney Island, New York on arrival and named their hot-dog stands after it.

Variants coney dogconey island
Tags #detroit#michigan#food#diner

People Also Ask

What is a coney?

A coney is a Detroit-style chili dog, and also the name for the 24/7 diner that serves them.

How do you use coney in a sentence?

"Let's hit the coney after the bar closes and get a couple of chili dogs."

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